Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton

published 1782

John Raphael Smith after Sir Joshua Reynolds

Associated Names
John Raphael Smith

Artist, British, 1752 - 1812

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Artist After, British, 1723 - 1792

The image shows a man sitting on top of a military cannon. He is positioned with his legs straddling the barrel, facing partly to the right of the image while turning his head to look to the left. His facial features are youthful with a clean-shaven face and distinct eyebrows. He has short, wavy hair mostly hidden by a military-style hat with a fur plume. He wears a buttoned military coat, white breeches, tall boots, and holds a curved sword (sabre) in gloved hands, resting it against his knee. Large pieces of fabric are wrapped around him and the cannon. A horse is seen behind him on the left, with its head visible and wearing a bridle. The background is filled with billowing clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8018

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Frankau 1902, no. 345, State ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 144.

1953

  • Masterpieces of Graphic Art from the Rosenwald Collection, Lowe Art Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1953, no cat.

Bibliography

1884

  • Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century. 4 vols. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1884.

1902

  • Frankau, Julia. John Raphael Smith: His Life and Works. London: MacMillan and Co., 1902.

Wikidata ID

Q65022339

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